Applegarth, Workhouse Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PZ

Applegarth is a four-bedroom detached house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2011–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £707,000 sits 57.1% above the 2012 sale of £450,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 24.4% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in November 2012.